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News for Wednesday, 11 May 2011

France detains seven ‘militants’

French police detained seven suspected militants, including one Indian, on Tuesday in a raid linked to an investigation into militant networks in Pakistan, a source close to the inquiry said....

Fateha offered for Osama in NA

Three members of the National Assembly offered fateha for slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Maulvi Asmatullah, an independent MNA from Balochistan, sought...

SC holds FIA DG in contempt for ‘interfering’ in court affairs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a contempt of court notice to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Malik Iqbal for removing FIA Additional Director Zafar Qureshi from carrying out...

Drone kills 4 in SWA, reporter targeted in Peshawar

At least four militants were killed and five others injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in the Baghar area of South Waziristan on Tuesday, and...

Pakistan wants seized Osama intel in exchange for access to his family

Pakistan wants “quid pro quo” on Osama bin Laden’s widows, currently in its custody, with the US and it has been conveyed to Washington that if the American investigators want...

Nawaz calls for review of relations with US

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif termed the Abbottabad operation an attack on the sovereignty of Pakistan and called for a review of Pakistan-US relations, a private TV channel...

Clinton cancels visit in ‘make-or-break moment’ for US-Pak ties

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan scheduled for May was cancelled on Tuesday as key American leaders urged Washington and Islamabad to decide whether they were “real...

Coalition gets required numbers for smooth sailing

The PPP-led coalition government further consolidated its numerical strength in parliament with the MQM rejoining the federal cabinet on Tuesday as President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath to three of...

More arrests as Syrian army takes hold of Banias

Syrian security forces rounded up more protest leaders in Banias on Tuesday, three days after storming the flashpoint coastal city a rights group said, as a pro-government newspaper said the...

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